sicklily

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adverb

In a sickly manner.

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sickly
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English sickly →
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Meanings

adverbsicklily (comparative more sicklily, superlative most sicklily)

comparative more sicklily · superlative most sicklily

  1. In a sickly manner.

    He grinned sicklily, turning away his head. She had got his manhood, but Lord, what did he care!

    1920, D H Lawrence, Women in Love

    Synonyms: sickly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a sickly manner.

Similar
sickly

Origin

  1. Englishsickly
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishsicklily

From sickly + -ly.

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APA

sicklily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sicklily

MLA

“sicklily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sicklily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sicklily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sicklily.

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